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Irwin Garfinkel
Researcher at Columbia University
Publications - 207
Citations - 9488
Irwin Garfinkel is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Child support & Poverty. The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 202 publications receiving 8746 citations. Previous affiliations of Irwin Garfinkel include Office of Economic Opportunity & University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Fragile Families: Sample and Design
TL;DR: This paper is the first and only paper to provide detailed information on the research methodology and sampling strategies employed and a simple description of the baseline non-marital sample from the first seven cities.
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Single Mothers and Their Children: A New American Dilemma@@@Family and Work: Bridging the Gap@@@The American Family and the State
Evelyn Z. Brodkin,Irwin Garfinkel,Sara McLanahan,Sylvia Ann Hewlett,Alice S. Ilchman,John J. Sweeny,Joseph R. Peden,Fred R. Glahe +7 more
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Single Mothers and Their Children: A New American Dilemma
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the trends in public debate about this problem and examine the issue of providing public assistance to such families and whether doing so fosters long-term welfare dependency.
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Parental Incarceration and Child Well-Being: Implications for Urban Families†
TL;DR: It is suggested that a large population of children suffers unmet material needs, residential instability, and behavior problems, and may be best addressed by using the point of incarceration as an opportunity for intervention and the administration of age-appropriate social services.
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Beyond Absenteeism: Father Incarceration and Child Development
TL;DR: The estimated effects of paternal incarceration are stronger than those of other forms of father absence, suggesting that children with incarcerated fathers may require specialized support from caretakers, teachers, and social service providers.